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1876 Kentucky Derby

Horse race

Field	Value
name	2nd Kentucky Derby
class	stakes race
horse race	Kentucky Derby
image	Vagrant (horse).jpeg
caption	1876 Kentucky Derby winner Vagrant in an 1877 drawing by T.J. Scott
location	Churchill Downs
date	May 15, 1876
winning horse	Vagrant
winning jockey	Bobby Swim
winning trainer	James Williams
winning owner	William Backhouse Astor Jr.
surface	Dirt
previous	1875
next	1877

The 1876 Kentucky Derby was the 2nd running of that annually recurring race. It took place on May 15, 1876, on the Louisville Jockey Club grounds. Vagrant, the winning horse, won carrying only 97 pounds.

Full results

Finished	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st	4	Vagrant	Robert Swim	James Williams	William Backhouse Astor Jr.	2:38.25
2nd		Creedmore	D. Williams		Williams & Owings
3rd		Harry Hill	J. Miller		John Funk
4th		Parole	P. Sparling		Pierre Lorillard IV
5th		Germantown	W. Graham		Frank B. Harper
6th		Lizzie Stone	W. James		Frank B. Harper
7th		Marie Michon	Stradford		J. A. Grinstead
8th		Bombay	William Walker		Daniel Swigert
9th		Red Coat	Lloyd Hughes		Green Clay
10th		Leamingtonian	Raleigh Colston Sr.		H. F. Vissman
11th		Bullion	M. Kelso		A. Keene Richards

Payout

The winner received a purse of $2,950. The second-place finisher received $200.

References

(1876-05-13). ""Let "em Go!" and Spring Meeting 1876 Louisville Jockey Club". The Courier-Journal.
"Jockeys and weight in the Kentucky Derby {{!}} TwinSpires".
"1876 Kentucky Derby Results Tables".

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